Hopefully, you were able to check out part one of this blog series when I made three initial observations from the King's X Classic industry draft that was held at the Pro Football Hall of Fame last weekend. Assuming you did, today's entry will pick up where part one left off, and the series will continue tomorrow when I focus on the auction draft that took place shortly after the snake draft.

Again, the goal of these articles will be to see if any knowledge can be shared that may help others. Obviously, everyone's individual leagues will play out in their own way and trends can easily sail out the window, but the drafting was so solid at this table, that it deserves scrutiny that could be useful for others. (Note: The King's Classic is 0.5 PPR)

For reference (see draft board below), teams were drafted by the following: 1) Patrick Daugherty, 2) Curtis Patrick, 3) Mike Clay, 4) Dave Richard, 5) Andy Behrens, 6) Scott (sorry, that's all I had!), 7) Bob Lung, 8) Jim Coventry, 9) Marcas Grant, 10) Brad Evans, 11) Bob Harris, 12) Dom Cintorino

* Back to the 90's…well, sort of: As we established in part one, most owners grabbed a RB in round one before the overwhelming majority went with a WR/TE in round two. But then, an interesting trend emerged- by the end of the fifth round, half of the teams had three RBs while only one team had fewer than two. It should be noted that the scarcity at the position seemed to lead to owners grabbing Isaiah Crowell, Duke Johnson, Ronald Jones, Jamal Williams and Marshawn Lynch a bit earlier than they had been going in recent drafts, and it appeared that they were willing to pass on solid options at WR in round five.

* Actionable advice: These insiders seemed to realize that even though there are some nice RB flyers later in drafts, there was clear concern about failing to solidify the position in the early stages of the draft. If you sense that the RB pool in your draft is drying up quickly, strongly consider taking a RB out of necessity. It's certainly nice to create an edge at WR, but it might not be wise to simultaneously be at a big RB disadvantage. Finally, I've heard some fantasy players say they will target a specific RB or two in later rounds, but be careful- if other owners are targeting that same one or two players, you may end up with a scary RB group.

* Taking a defensive stance: First off, the King's X Classic was a 16-round draft, and since it was full of industry insiders, many would have expected that defenses would start to be taken in the 15th round, but that was not the case. As expected, the Jaguars were the first off the board…in the 12th round, a move that many may have heckled, but when the next three defenses (Vikings, Rams and Chargers) came off the board in the 13th round, there was no longer nothing typical about this draft. Of course, half of the owners eventually waited until the last two rounds to take their defense, but it was clear, there was a premium placed on the higher-end options.

* Actionable advice: Despite all of the industry talk, I'd recommend following this group when drafting, and if you want an elite defense, make it happen. Maybe the 12th round is a bit early, but realistically, the position players that went after that time may have been available rounds later, so it didn't look like a reach based on that. Certainly, defenses are very volatile from year-to-year, but the Jaguars, Rams and Vikings have a strong probability of being elite units this year.

Thanks for reading, and again, we'll take a look at the King's X Classic auction league tomorrow.